Fourth watch of Dystopian December. When I heard that the director of City of God and The Constant Gardener had produced an amalgam of REC and Perfect Sense, I was of course apt to include it in this challenge. Unfortunately, whereas the latter was a very stylish take on the genre, this film deals with the idea of losing one’s senses in a much more offhand manner; for example, in contrast to the characters in Perfect Sense, nobody in Blindness seemed able to adapt him or herself to the new situation, not even a little, turning their life stagnant and therefore completely worthless if it wasn’t for the one person that was left unaffected by the epidemic. Another example is…

Good story....good acting....good post apocalyptic scenes. So it gets a 3 star rating. Watching the movie was not a fun experience at all. I wanted to see the movie for awhile...so mission accomplished. But I will not be watching again anytime soon. Interesting trivia... characters have no names just descriptions....like Dr., Dr's wife, pharmacist. Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore play a married couple a few years before they made The Kids Are Alright.

A good movie, from a MASTERFUL novel. Saramago is one of my favorite authors, and Blindness one of my favorite books. One would wonder why it took me so long to see the film adaptation, which Saramago himself was quite fond of. It maintains the spirit of his novel, and the bare bones of the story and characters, but it can't hold a candle to the novel because it can't delve into each character with the depth and force with which they're explored in the novel. Though I suppose it's unfair of me to expect this.

Meirelles has a notoriously choppy style, which can make for a truly gripping film, i.e. City of God, but also makes it difficult to…

José Saramago is one of my country's greatest achievements. He won one of our two Nobel prizes and, although many hate to study his work through high school, public opinion held him in very high regard until his death in 2010. So, when one of his books made it to Hollywood, it made an impact: news segments, articles, interviews, you name it. Being paired with Fernando Meirelles, a brazilian director, made it all even more special. Together, they gave us Blindness.

In a day just like any other, a man inexplicably goes blind in the middle of traffic. The following days more and more people lose their eyesight, and…

Its rare that a movie improves upon a piece of literature. Fernando Meirelles' (dir. City of God, The Constant Gardener) adaptation does just that. Before the Nobel Prize winning author, José Saramago died, he saw the film version of his book and cried with satisfaction. See here: bit.ly/13ymYR

Fernando Meirelles' underrated "Blindness", from the novel by José Saramago, is, for the most part, not a flawless film. Despite this, it is a rather thought-provoking watch with excellent performances from its cast (especially one from Julianne Moore, who is once again a tour de force). While not on the same level as Saramago's novel, it was no surprise to me that he was pleased with Meirelles' adaptation of his work.

A good movie, from a MASTERFUL novel. Saramago is one of my favorite authors, and Blindness one of my favorite books. One would wonder why it took me so long to see the film adaptation, which Saramago himself was quite fond of. It maintains the spirit of his novel, and the bare bones of the story and characters, but it can't hold a candle to the novel because it can't delve into each character with the depth and force with which they're explored in the novel. Though I suppose it's unfair of me to expect this.

Meirelles has a notoriously choppy style, which can make for a truly gripping film, i.e. City of God, but also makes it difficult to…

“Blindness” has an interesting concept, great acting, and has something really interesting and intriguing going on with it…but it also has a lot of poorly developed supporting characters, a story that drags a lot, and a running length that proves to be way too long. While it is still interesting and a film that can be fun to discuss, it just stops short of being epically deep and intriguing.

Greetings, buddy! The name is Rev. Ron and if you feel like reading more of my rants, ramblings, bad jokes, geek references, and other movie reviews (like a more in-depth look at “Blindness” and other twists on the epidemic tale) you can visit my blog at revronmovies.blogspot.com. If you don’t want to do that because you, yourself, are blind and can’t watch this film or read my review, you don’t need to visit.

I had no idea what I was getting into and boy do I regret it. This movie was a horrible experience for me. Never mind the good acting and deep message but the potrayal of blind people was depraved and that's putting it mildly. Seriously not even Julianne Moore could help me through this blinding nightmare of a story.

I really like Meirelles, and not only because he's from the same country as I am. I think he has a good filmography, and I even like the panned 360. And I really wanted to love Blindness, since I'm a big fan os Saramago's work. But oh my god, why does the movie had to be so unwatchable?

I understand Meirelles' point. I understand why the camera is so unsettling. I understand why the color pallete is so white. I understand that he wants to cause discomfort. But, even though I admire him for going that far, I really couldn't stand the movie. There are really good things in it. Some shots are beautiful, especially those who mirrow the image…

7/10: Based on the best-seller by José Saramago, this is the adaptation of the novel of the same name. It shows the dark side of human nature when they are forced into the extreme and desperate situation. It's wonderfully directed cause the director played with the lights throughout the movie to depict the lost of sight.